Books by People Launches "Organic" Mark Certifying Human-Written Books

Books by People, a British startup, has received UK Intellectual Property Office approval to distribute a mark certifying that a published book was written by a human, displayed on the cover as a thumbprint-style stamp.

The startup verifies manuscripts through an authorship declaration, proprietary software, and review of drafts and research materials, and five publishers have signed up so far. The mark is expected to appear on its first book by the end of the year.